St. Patrick's College Maynoooth

St. Patrick's College, Maynooth

Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Suzanne Mulligan, MTh PhD

Occasional Lecturer in Moral Theology
Coordinator of the Higher Diploma in Theological Studies

Suzanne_MulliganTel: +353 (0)1 708.6375

E-mail: email to follow

Office Location: Room 17, Dunboyne House

Office Hours: by appointment

Biography:
Graduate of the Pontifical University, Maynooth. Lecturer in Moral Theology at the Milltown Institute (2004–present). Visiting Lecturer in Moral Theology, Maynooth (2010-present). Coordinator of the Higher Diploma in Theological Studies (2011–2012). Finlay Post-Doctorate Fellow in Theology (Milltown Institute; 2006–2008). Member of the Association of Teachers of Moral Theology (Leeds), and New Wine, New Wineskins (University of Notre Dame, USA).

Research Interests:

  • Catholic Social Teaching
  • The Common Good
  • Ethics of Memory
  • HIV/AIDS in the Developing World
  • Human Rights

Select Publications:

  • Confronting the Challenge: Poverty, Gender and HIV in South Africa. Africa in Development 4. Oxford & Bern: Peter Lang, 2010.
  • “Capabilities and the Common Good.” Irish Theological Quarterly 75 (2010): 388–406.
  • “The Extra Mile.” The Furrow 61 (2010): 677–84
  • "Catholic Teaching on HIV and Highly Vulnerable Groups." Trocaire Briefing Paper. Maynooth: Trocaire, 2010.
  • “Sexuality and Justice.” Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sexuality. Dublin: APT Publication, 2010.
  • “Justifying War? The Relevance of the Just War Theory Today.” Intercom 40/3 (April, 2010): 14.
  • “The Future of Moral Theology in Ireland.” Doctrine and Life 60 (2010): 41–50.
  • “What’s Love Got To Do With It? Sex, Survival and HIV/AIDS in South Africa” in Mary Jo Iozzio, Mary M. Doyle Roche, and Elsie Maria Miranda (eds.), Calling for Justice throughout the World: Catholic Women Theologians Considering the Moral Ramifications of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. New York: Continuum: 2008.
  • “A Strange Sort of Freedom: Human Agency and HIV/AIDS” in Bernard Hoose, Julie Clague, Gerard Mannion (eds.), Moral Theology for the Twenty-First Century: Essays in Celebration of Kevin Kelly. London: Continuum: 2008.
  • “The Development of Peoples: Populorum Progressio 40 Years On.” Milltown Studies 59-60 (2007): 65-85.
  • “Moral Discourse in a Time of AIDS” in Amelia Fleming (ed.) Contemporary Irish Moral Discourse: Essays in Honour of Patrick Hannon. Dublin: Columba Press, 2007. ________

Current Research:

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Courses:

  • MR 122 Moral Theology: An Introduction
  • MR 336 The Demands of Justice
  • MR 337 Fundamental Moral Revisited
  • EL 275 Social Ethics, Development, and the Common Good
  • Justice and Human Rights (H. Dip in Theological Studies)
  • PG 435 Moral Theology in a Time of AIDS

Links and Other Interests

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Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare, IRELAND
Ireland's National Seminary and Pontifical University
Telephone: +353-1-708-4700 / FAX: +353-1-708-3959 / E-Mail: President@spcm.ie